University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria (UAM) is one of the two premier Universities of Agriculture, established in 1988. It succeeded the Makurdi Campus of the University of Jos (Established in 1984), which in turn had succeeded the former University of Technology, Makurdi (established in 1980). The University was set up to pioneer new institutional approaches to the generation and dissemination of new agricultural technologies. The University of Agriculture, Makurdi was established against the background of an existing network of faculties of agricultures in about 24 federal- owned general universities and fourteen states' owned universities; 18 autonomous agricultural research institutes; extension services of the Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs) and the multiplicity of tertiary institutions offering sub-degree programmes in agriculture. The Instistution has since then played a key role in supporting agricultural development of Nigeria and through its researches advanced the course of agriculture in general. |
